Contact (Silver Apples album)

Contact is the second studio album by American band Silver Apples, released in 1969 by record label Kapp.

Contact
Studio album by
Silver Apples
ReleasedFebruary 1969
Recorded1968
Length40:51
LabelKapp
ProducerSimeon, Danny Taylor, Barry Bryant
Silver Apples chronology
Silver Apples
(1968)		 Contact
(1969)		 The Garden
(1998)
Singles from Contact
  1. "You and I" / "Confusion"
    Released: November 1968[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Contact

Bart Bealmear of AllMusic wrote, "Aside from Simeon's use of a banjo on a couple of tracks, the music on Contact does not differ from that of their debut. One aspect improved upon was the lyrics; many possess the same "cosmic" element found on Silver Apples, but others are full of bitterness, pain, paranoia and confusion. In turn, the lead oscillator is used to greater effect, reflecting this newfound intensity."[2]

Release

Contact was released in 1969 by record label Kapp.

The album was re-released in 1997 by MCA Records compiled with the band's first album, Silver Apples. It was also re-released illegally on compact disc and vinyl in 2003 by Radioactive Records in the UK.

Album cover controversy

The front and back cover artwork is infamous for generating a lawsuit from Pan Am Airlines. The front features the Silver Apples in a Pan Am cockpit, while the back shows the band amongst plane wreckage playing banjos. The resulting lawsuit by Pan Am against Silver Apples led to the breakup of the band.[3][4]

Legacy

The Wire placed Contact in their list "One Hundred Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)".[5]

Track listing
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You and I"
  • Simeon Coxe III
  • Danny Taylor
3:24
2."Water"
  • Simeon
  • Taylor
4:18
3."Ruby"
2:32
4."Gypsy Love"
  • Simeon
  • Stanley Warren
  • Taylor
5:36
5."You're Not Foolin' Me"
  • Simeon
  • Taylor
6:26
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Have Known Love"
  • Eileen Lewellen
  • Simeon
  • Taylor
3:53
2."A Pox on You"
  • Simeon
  • Taylor
5:11
3."Confusion"
  • Simeon
  • Taylor
3:34
4."Fantasies"
  • Simeon
  • Taylor
5:57

Personnel
Silver Apples
Technical
  • Jack Hunt – engineering
  • Charlie Silver – sleeve photography

References
  1. Kirby, Fred (December 14, 1968). "Apples Ring Bell as Electronics Group" (PDF). Billboard. 80 (50): 15.
  2. Bealmear, Bart. "Contact – Silver Apples | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. Ivers, Brandon (6 December 2007). "Turn You On – Music – The Stranger". The Stranger. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  4. "History". silverapples.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. Roy, Daryl Stephen; Uncle Fester (1992). "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)". The Wire. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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